Rig Veda 1.97.8: Mandala 1, Sukta 97, Mantra 8
Sukta 1.97
Devata: Agni
Chandas: Short meter with refrain
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
स नः सिन्धुमिव नावयाति पर्षा स्वस्तये । अप नः शोशुचदघम् ॥
Transliteration
sá naḥ síndhum iva nāváyā́ti parṣa svastáye | ápa naḥ śóśucad aghám ||
Translation
May he carry us across, as by a boat over the great flood, for our well-being; burn away from us the clinging evil.
Word by Word
सःhe (that one)
सः:
कर्तृ
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) → स
नःfor us / to us
नः:
सम्प्रदान
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
सिन्धुम्the river/stream
सिन्धुम्:
कर्म (उपमान-रूपेण)
TypeNoun
Rootसिन्धु (प्रातिपदिक)
इवlike, as
इव:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइव
नावयाby a boat
नावया:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootनाव्/नौ (प्रातिपदिक) → नावया
अतिover, across
अति:
—
TypeIndeclinable (preverb)
Rootअति
पर्षाcarry (us) across!
पर्षा:
(वाक्य-क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootपॄ/पॄष् (धातु: ‘पारयति/पर्षति’ = to carry across)
स्वस्तयेfor well-being, for safety
स्वस्तये:
सम्प्रदान
TypeNoun
Rootस्वस्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
अपaway, off
अप:
—
TypeIndeclinable (preverb)
Rootअप
नःfrom us / for us
नः:
अपादान (वियोग-भावे) / सम्प्रदान
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
शोशुचत्may it blaze away / may it be driven off
शोशुचत्:
(वाक्य-क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootशुच् (धातु: to shine/burn; desiderative/intensive-like reduplication in Vedic)
अघम्evil, sin, harm
अघम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootअघ (प्रातिपदिक)
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